Welcome to the land of the 1%. Where you’ll find lawyers, and doctors, and business executives. And while they aren’t made of ticky-tacky, they are definitely made of money.
These are the wealthiest neighborhoods that Long Beach has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Long Beach do the richest of the rich people live? That would be City College Area, where the median income is a cool $117,857.
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Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Long Beach for 2026
Every city has its best neighborhoods — where everyone wants to live — and the worst neighborhoods — where no one wants to live. And then you have the wealthiest neighborhoods, where no one can afford to live.
And by no one, we mean you because there’s always someone richer than you.
How do you quantify richer than you? We looked at one simple criterion:
- Highest median household income
Using Saturday Night Science, we researched income data from the Census and BLS for every neighborhood in Long Beach.
We ranked every neighborhood in Long Beach by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, City College Area, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Long Beach.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Long Beach.
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Richest neighborhoods in Long Beach for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | City College Area | $117,857 |
| 2 | El Dorado Park | $115,995 |
| 3 | Los Altos | $115,735 |
| 4 | The Plaza | $113,703 |
| 5 | State College Area | $112,954 |
| 6 | Belmont Heights | $105,042 |
| 7 | Dominguez | $102,266 |
| 8 | Los Cerritos Area | $99,321 |
| 9 | Wilmington | $97,746 |
| 10 | Naples-Marina Area | $96,927 |
| 11 | Alamitos Heights | $94,919 |
| 12 | Belmont Shore | $94,172 |
| 13 | Lakewood Village | $89,878 |
| 14 | Park Estates | $87,060 |
| 15 | Airport Area | $86,875 |
| 16 | Bixby Area | $80,680 |
| 17 | Californial Heights | $74,520 |
| 18 | Downtown | $73,868 |
| 19 | Wrigley | $71,180 |
| 20 | Bixby Knolls | $69,693 |
| 21 | City Of Signal Hill | $63,499 |
| 22 | West Side | $61,102 |
| 23 | North Long Beach | $58,126 |
| 24 | East Side | $57,304 |
| 25 | North West Long Beach | $55,268 |
| 26 | Circle Area | $54,626 |
| 27 | Poly High District | $49,979 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 27 Long Beach neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Long Beach
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Long Beach for 2026? According to the most recent census data, City College Area looks to be the richest Long Beach neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Long Beach are City College Area, El Dorado Park, Los Altos, The Plaza, State College Area, Belmont Heights, Dominguez, Los Cerritos Area, Wilmington, and Naples-Marina Area.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Poly High District.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on California? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Long Beach FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Long Beach?
City College Area is the richest neighborhood in Long Beach for 2026, with a median household income of $117,857. El Dorado Park and Los Altos are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Long Beach?
The richest neighborhoods in Long Beach are City College Area, El Dorado Park, Los Altos, The Plaza, State College Area, Belmont Heights, Dominguez, Los Cerritos Area, Wilmington, and Naples-Marina Area. We ranked all 27 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in City College Area?
The median household in City College Area earns $117,857 a year, and the median home there is worth $660,512. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Long Beach is no exception.
How do you rank the richest neighborhoods?
One measure: median household income from Census tract data, ranked highest to lowest. No composite score, no adjustments — just where the money lives.
What is the poorest neighborhood in Long Beach?
Poly High District posts the lowest median household income of the 27 Long Beach neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
